After 6 months, it's hard to find new things to sample. So in desperation, I picked up some water coconuts. In the country they are all over the place--large, banana-like palms growing right on the water, giving that jungley, nam-war-movie look to the place.
Jenny's mom was reluctant to buy, even at less than 50 cents a bag--that was a bad sign. Inside each husk is a table-spoon sized coconut-like meat. It is absolutely tasteless, so much so that it's like eating a black hole. Very unsatisfying.
So it was something of a relief to try Vietnamese avocados.
They are not so different than avocados everywhere (though much mushier), but they are served in a different way--in a glass with added honey-like condensed milk. Very yummy, good for a desert.
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